Weekly strategy for Nonferrous iron and steel industry (the second week of 2022): chenglian Council raised its sales forecast, and the boom of new energy metals continued

Macro: the US interest rate hike is expected to advance, and China’s manufacturing index rebounded for two consecutive months. Recently, Brad of the Federal Reserve said that in order to deal with inflation, it is expected to raise interest rates as soon as March and then start the table contraction. At the same time, the Fed meeting pointed out that considering the prospects of economy, labor market and inflation, it is necessary to raise the federal funds rate in advance, and the rate of reduction can be faster than that of the previous cycle. China: China’s Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) was 50.3% in December, up 0.2 percentage points from November, higher than the critical point, and the manufacturing boom continued to pick up

Iron and steel: the ore price rebounded in the off-season, and the profit per ton of steel remained high under supply constraints. This week, the output of rebar increased slightly by 1.38% month on month, and the consumption increased significantly by 1.84% month on month. The resumption of production of steel enterprises continued this week. According to Mysteel data, the capacity utilization rate of rebar in the long process of this week was 70.3%, with a significant increase of 2.34pct month on month, but the resumption speed of steel enterprises is still limited by the expectation of the Winter Olympic Games. The resumption of production of steel enterprises in some areas is slow.

New energy metals: lithium nickel continues to rise in the boom of electric vehicles. It is suggested to pay attention to the subsequent rebound opportunities of the sector. In terms of lithium, the price of 56.5% domestic lithium hydroxide this week was 267500 yuan / ton, a significant increase of 10.31% month on month; The price of domestic 99.5% battery grade lithium carbonate was 326000 yuan / ton, a significant increase of 7.95% month on month. In terms of nickel, LME nickel spot settlement price this week was US $22200 / ton, up 7.12% month on month.

Industrial metals: the demand offset the impact of overseas supply in the off-season, and it is optimistic that the subsequent smelting profits will continue to rise. This week, the TC / RC of copper smelters increased significantly by 2.10% month on month, the global refined copper output and primary refined copper output decreased slightly in September, the operating rate of electrolytic aluminum remained high at 88% in November, and decreased slightly by 0.79pct month on month; In terms of inventory, LME copper inventory increased significantly month on month and LME aluminum inventory decreased significantly month on month; In terms of price, the current price of LME copper increased significantly by 2.96% month on month, and the current price of LME aluminum decreased slightly by 0.18% month on month; In terms of profits, the profits of electrolytic aluminum in Xinjiang and Yunnan increased month on month this week, while the profits of electrolytic aluminum in Shandong and Inner Mongolia decreased month on month.

Gold: US CPI rose 7% year-on-year in December, and gold rose slightly. This week, Comex gold price rose slightly by 1.47% month on month, and the number of non-commercial net long positions in gold decreased significantly by 5.50% month on month; This week, the yield of us 10-year Treasury bond was 1.78%, up slightly by 0.34pct month on month.

Steel: for ordinary steel, it is recommended to pay attention to the listed companies with low carbon emission intensity and energy consumption per ton of steel on the one hand, and Citic Pacific Special Steel Group Co.Ltd(000708) (000708, buy), Fangda Special Steel Technology Co.Ltd(600507) (600507, not rated), Hunan Valin Steel Co.Ltd(000932) (000932, buy), and the listed companies with low Pb on the other hand, such as Maanshan Iron & Steel Company Limited(600808) (600808, not rated), Xinyu Iron & Steel Co.Ltd(600782) (600782, not rated), Angang Steel Company Limited(000898) (000898, not rated) Shanxi Taigang Stainless Steel Co.Ltd(000825) (000825, not rated); For special steel, it is suggested to pay attention to special material suppliers of new energy nuclear power and wind power, such as Zhejiang Jiuli Hi-Tech Metals Co.Ltd(002318) (002318, buy).

New energy metals: it is recommended to pay attention to Ganfeng Lithium Co.Ltd(002460) (002460, not rated), Yongxing Special Materials Technology Co.Ltd(002756) (002756, bought), Qinghai Salt Lake Industry Co.Ltd(000792) (000792, not rated) and other lithium rich enterprises.

Copper: it is suggested to pay attention to Zijin Mining Group Company Limited(601899) (601899, not rated) benefiting from the increase of smelting processing fee and sulfuric acid price; And lithium battery copper foil manufacturers: Guangdong Jiayuan Technology Co.Ltd(688388) (688388, not rated), Nuode Investment Co.Ltd(600110) (600110, not rated), etc.

Aluminum: it is recommended to pay attention to Yunnan Aluminium Co.Ltd(000807) (000807, not rated), Henan Mingtai Al.Industrial Co.Ltd(601677) (601677, bought), and high-end aluminum enterprises ( Shandong Nanshan Aluminium Co.Ltd(600219) (600219, not rated), Shanghai Huafon Aluminium Corporation(601702) (601702, bought).

Jin: it is suggested to pay attention to industry leaders Zijin Mining Group Company Limited(601899) (601899, not rated), Shandong Gold Mining Co.Ltd(600547) (600547, not rated), Shengda Resources Co.Ltd(000603) (000603, not rated), etc.

Risk tips

Macroeconomic growth slowed down; Price fluctuation of raw materials

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